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Rob Gordon Leaving University of Guelph's OAC

The Ontario Agricultural College is losing it's dean.

Rob Gordon is leaving the OAC job to become vice-president of research at Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo.

University of Guelph President Franco Vaccarino says Gordon helped grow OAC's reputation for agri-food innovation.

He's also credited with developing excellent working relationships at the University and with the agri-food sector, government and industry partners and alumni.

Gordon graduated from the University of Guelph with a PhD in 1996.

He started as OAC dean in 2008, coming from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and was re-appointed for a five-year term in June of 2013.

Rob Gordon starts his new job at Wilfred Laurier on November 1st.

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